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We consider the configuration model and the uniform simple graph with given degree sequence $\boldsymbol{d}=\left(d_i\right)_{i=1}^n$. We derive quantitative bounds for the errors in (i) joint normal-Poisson approximation to the numbers of…

Probability · Mathematics 2026-05-29 Ryo Imai

Stein's method allows to prove distributional convergence of a sequence of random variables and to quantify it with respect to a given metric such as Kolmogorov's (a Berry-Ess\'een type theorem). Mod-* convergence quantifies the convergence…

Probability · Mathematics 2017-01-12 Yacine Barhoumi-Andréani

In this letter we derive the $(n-1)$-dimensional distribution corresponding to a $n$-dimensional i.i.d. Normal standard vector $Z=(Z_1,Z_2,\ldots,Z_n)$ subjected to the weighted sum constraint $\sum_{i=1}^n w_i Z_i=c$, $w_i\neq 0$. We first…

Probability · Mathematics 2018-01-22 Frédéric Vrins

Many spatial models exhibit locality structures that effectively reduce their intrinsic dimensionality, enabling efficient approximation and sampling of high-dimensional distributions. However, existing approximation techniques primarily…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2026-02-02 Tiangang Cui , Shuigen Liu , Xin T. Tong

The paper applies the theory developed in Part I to the discrete normal approximation in total variation of random vectors in ${\mathbb Z}^d$. We illustrate the use of the method for sums of independent integer valued random vectors, and…

Probability · Mathematics 2016-12-23 A. D. Barbour , Malwina J. Luczak , Aihua Xia

We develop a general approach to Stein's method for approximating a random process in the path space $D([0,T]\to R^d)$ by a real continuous Gaussian process. We then use the approach in the context of processes that have a representation as…

Probability · Mathematics 2024-01-24 A. D. Barbour , Nathan Ross , Guangqu Zheng

Given a reference random variable, we study the solution of its Stein equation and obtain universal bounds on its first and second derivatives. We then extend the analysis of Nourdin and Peccati by bounding the Fortet-Mourier and…

Probability · Mathematics 2017-12-13 Richard Eden , Juan Víquez

We detail an approach to develop Stein's method for bounding integral metrics on probability measures defined on a Riemannian manifold $\mathbf M$. Our approach exploits the relationship between the generator of a diffusion on $\mathbf M$…

Probability · Mathematics 2023-04-28 Huiling Le , Alexander Lewis , Karthik Bharath , Christopher Fallaize

In his work \cite{Ti80}, Tikhomirov combined elements of Stein's method with the theory of characteristic functions to derive Kolmogorov bounds for the convergence rate in the central limit theorem for a normalized sum of a stationary…

Probability · Mathematics 2021-07-09 Peter Eichelsbacher , Benedikt Rednoß

The exploration of associations between random objects with complex geometric structures has catalyzed the development of various novel statistical tests encompassing distance-based and kernel-based statistics. These methods have various…

Methodology · Statistics 2024-10-28 Zhe Gao , Roulin Wang , Xueqin Wang , Heping Zhang

The derivation and application of Stein identities have received considerable research interest in recent years, especially for continuous or discrete-univariate distributions. In this paper, we complement the existing literature by…

Methodology · Statistics 2026-03-02 Shaochen Wang , Christian H. Weiß

We use a new method via $p$-Wasserstein bounds to prove Cram\'er-type moderate deviations in (multivariate) normal approximations. In the classical setting that $W$ is a standardized sum of $n$ independent and identically distributed…

Probability · Mathematics 2022-05-27 Xiao Fang , Yuta Koike

Let W be either the number of descents or inversions of a permutation. Stein's method is applied to show that W satisfies a central limit theorem with error rate n^(-1/2). The construction of an exchangeable pair (W,W') used in Stein's…

Probability · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Jason Fulman

Applying Stein's method, an inductive technique and size bias coupling yields a Berry-Esseen theorem for normal approximation without the usual restriction that the coupling be bounded. The theorem is applied to counting the number of…

Probability · Mathematics 2013-02-26 Larry Goldstein

We present a rather general method for proving local limit theorems, with a good rate of convergence, for sums of dependent random variables. The method is applicable when a Stein coupling can be exhibited. Our approach involves both…

Probability · Mathematics 2020-07-07 A. D. Barbour , Peter Braunsteins , Nathan Ross

Bayesian inference problems require sampling or approximating high-dimensional probability distributions. The focus of this paper is on the recently introduced Stein variational gradient descent methodology, a class of algorithms that rely…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2023-02-14 A. Duncan , N. Nuesken , L. Szpruch

We outline a general procedure on how to apply random positive linear operators in nonparametric estimation. As a consequence, we give explicit confidence bands and intervals for a distribution function $F$ concentrated on $[0,1]$ by means…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2025-08-20 José A. Adell , J. T. Alcalá , C. Sangüesa

We provide a Lyapunov type bound in the multivariate central limit theorem for sums of independent, but not necessarily identically distributed random vectors. The error in the normal approximation is estimated for certain classes of sets,…

Probability · Mathematics 2019-07-24 Martin Raič

In this article, we obtain the exact distribution of a linear combination of bilateral gamma (BG) random variables (r.v.s). Next, we discuss the distributional properties of the linear combination of BG r.v.s, including probability density…

Probability · Mathematics 2026-03-24 Kalyan Barman , Palaniappan Vellaisamy

In this paper, we consider the two-sample location shift model, a classic semiparametric model introduced by Stein (1956). This model is known for its adaptive nature, enabling nonparametric estimation with full parametric efficiency.…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2023-12-05 Ridhiman Saha , Priyam Das , Nilanjana Laha